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What is Art From Anxiety?
Art From Anxiety was created in 2019 by Megan Mitts, a Registered Art Therapist turned Creative Coach who focuses on therapeutic art as a means for accessible, alternative coping. Megan uses her education, experience, and insight to develop adaptable creative solutions in specific to the artist(s) self-growth needs and available materials.
Art From Anxiety, LLC offers customizable creative coping for individuals and small groups online, as well as alternative supports to help yourself with digital coloring pages, worksheets or by becoming a Patron.
Creating “The Goal’s Not Perfection” Coloring page on TikTok
“YOU’LL FEEL INSPIRED TO MAKE ART AND FEEL BETTER”
How is Art Therapy different from Therapeutic Art?
Creating Safe Spaces and Distancerrs for Art From Anxiety Patreon, also available in digital self-care bundles
Art therapy is offered by graduate level Counselor with a specialized education to practice as an Art Therapist. Art Therapy processes and applications are presented in clinical settings so as to support the individual in ways traditional talk therapy may not.
Therapeutic Art, or art-as-therapy, are safe and accessible creative processes that offer relief, validation and awareness through reminders of values necessary for coping, outside of a clinical setting. Therapeutic art can be useful for supporting one’s self-growth / self-healing journey, reparenting oneself, emotional awareness, anxiety relief, increasing mindfulness and maintaining through daily stressors and setbacks.
Megan Mitts
about
Megan grew up in Cincinnati, OH before getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Miami University (OH) and Master of Arts in Art Therapy from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN). Megan struggled with anxiety and depression since a young age and could oftentimes be found making art as a way to express herself and feel better about the world around her. With this innate love of art and experiencing its potential in supporting her mental health needs, Megan pursued a career as an art therapist to better understand the potential of the arts in supporting a variety of functions and needs.
supporting others
Megan’s professional art therapy experience includes over 5 years of:
social emotional learning for special education programs
individual and family support for neurodivergent kids and adults
individual and group art therapy for eating recovery programs
Through these professional experiences, Megan noticed a need for more affordable, accessible, and adaptable ways for people to cope better. Megan developed AFA to share therapeutic art activities, processes and insights to support the values necessary for recovery, self-healing, and maintenance.
what’s it like making
Art From anxiety?
“mix-media of the creation process as well as insight on how to cope with anxiety and depression.”
how people felt when working with AFA
Inspired
Encouraged
Seen
Hopeful
Not alone with difficult emotions
Verified testimonials:
"Megan has a clear passion for helping others through creative expression and uses her personal struggles to connect on a level that many of us simply can't." Lindsey G.
“Megan was sensitive and empathetic; the bumps in her life made her grateful, creative, appreciative and kind.” Joan W.